[Reborn + talented and beautiful heroine + politically minded hero + married first, love later + ensemble cast + career-focused + leads who speak their minds]
Lin Min is the legitimate daughter of Lin Shilang, Vice Minister of Revenue in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Her maternal family is also the wealthiest merchant house in all of Great Sheng.
In her previous life, she married Prince Qi, Xiao Cong, in a grand wedding and spent her entire family fortune helping him secure the position of Crown Prince. In the end, however, she met a miserable fate.
“You’re a merchant’s daughter. How dare you covet the position of my principal consort? His Highness has always loved me.”
“Your Highness… Sister has always been so kindhearted. She often gives alms to the beggars of the capital. Why not…”
“Hahaha, Xier is right. Lin Min, from now on, you can live by begging. You should thank me for sparing your life and showing such benevolence.”
“Lin Min, make sure you stay alive. If you die, I’ll have His Highness send the Shen family, who dote on you, down to keep you company.”
…
Reborn on the night her marriage was being discussed, she slaps her half-sister to the ground. When faced with her sister’s fantasy of marrying into the prince’s household, she gladly agrees. This time, she’ll see whether those people can enjoy the same comfortable lives they had before without her help.
Xie Jingming is the second son of the Marquis of Yongyi, a peerless genius whom no one knows is unable to read a single character. The current emperor is in his twilight years, and has grown increasingly suspicious since the empress died. He keeps the civil officials from forming factions and prevents the military generals from commanding troops, while the virtuous Crown Prince fails to win his favor. The emperor lets his sons fight over the throne, and beneath the dynasty’s appearance of prosperity, its decline is plain to see.
Xie Jingming had planned to keep his head down and wait for the right moment. Then, one day, the stunning legitimate daughter of the Lin family, famed throughout the capital, came to him and said she wanted to discuss a deal…
